CVE-2017-5489

HIGH

WordPress < 4.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via Flash File Upload

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in WordPress before 4.7.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims via vectors involving a Flash file upload.

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95399
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3779
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/8717
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://codex.wordpress.org/Version_4.7.1
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/14/6
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037591

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0051
EPSS Percentile 66.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-352
Status published
Products (1)
wordpress/wordpress < 4.7
Published Jan 15, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026